Multiple choice Philosophy

May 16th, 2013

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1. Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes and other thinkers such as Heraclitus and Parmenidesare known as the Pre-Socratics.A. TrueB. False2. __________maintains that object no not exist apart from being perceived.A. ThalesB. BerkeleyC. AnaximanderD. Heraclitus3. Berkeley claims that God constantly perceives reality, and thus gives it ultimate existence.A. TrueB. False4. An Anthropomorphic account of reality explains things by appealing to cultural terms.A. TrueB. False5. The basic idea underlying Plato’s understanding of the nature of reality is that ideasare more real than the objects that present themselves to our senses.A. TrueB. False6. The philosophical tradition that Plato represents is called materialism.A. TrueB. False7. The philosophical approach to knowledge known as ________claims that knowledgecomes from sensory experiences.A. EmpiricismB. RationalismC. DeterminismD. None of the aboveUnit 3 Examination137Introduction to Philosophy8. Hume thinks that to the extent that knowledge is possible, it ultimately dependson___________.A. The sensesB. The truthC. Our KnowledgeD. Our beliefs9. Hume uses the example of a billiard ball hitting another to question the concept ofcausality.A. TrueB. False10. Gilbert Ryle uses the term ___________ to describe an error in logical categories, otherwiseknown as “comparing apples to oranges.”A. Category mistakeB. False logicC. False truthD. Error in thought11. “A triangle has three sides” is an example of an analytic statement.A. TrueB. False12. Kant tried to synthesize the epistemological views of the rationalists and empiricists.A. TrueB. False13. Locke states that qualities like color, taste, and smell are primary qualities of an object,and are not processed by the mind.A. TrueB. False14. The problem of evil is taken up in the Bible in the book of job.A. TrueB. FalseUnit 3 Examination138Introduction to Philosophy15. Aquinas defi nes _________ as potentialities becoming actualized.A. MotionB. Sense of selfC. Our soulD. energy16. A rationalistic argument concerning God’s existence claims that by merely contemplatingthe notion of God as “that-than-which-nothing-greater-can-be-thought,” webecome aware that God must exist.A. TrueB. False17. ___________claims the fear is the basis of religion, that people “accept religion onemotional grounds.”A. Bertrand RussellB. David HumeC. Thomas AquinasD. Saint Anselm18. David Hume dismisses such arguments about God’s existence from causality with theclaim that the material universe itself might be a necessarily existent being, whichmeans there is no need for a “fi rst cause.”A. TrueB. False19. Anselm’s discussion of the possibility of God’s existence relies on empirical evidencealone.A. TrueB. False20. Marx calls the type of work that characterizes capitalism_____________.A. Alienated laborB. PunishmentC. Forces LaborD. None of the aboveUnit 3 Examination139Introduction to Philosophy21. _________ is an essentially deterministic principle which is, paradoxically, based onthe idea of individual free choice.A. KarmaB. RebirthC. Free willD. Spiritual life22. The Supreme Buddha was a prince from fi fth century B.C. Nepal who became a greatspiritual leader.A. TrueB. False23. _______________ is the Buddhist idea that because the task of spiritual developmentis too complex to accomplish in one lifetime, we live many lives.A. KarmaB. RebirthC. Free willD. Spiritual life24. The Buddhist conception of the self is the source of the way the self is understood inWestern philosophy.A. TrueB. False25. Unlike Western religions, Buddhism emphasizes the importance of practicing meditationas an important way to foster spiritual development.A. TrueB. False